How to: Uninstall Internet Explorer 9

By Elena Santos on 1 October, 2010

You were the first one to download it, you tested all of its tools and functions, and you collected a bunch of webslices and accelerators... But now you just want to get rid of Internet Explorer 9. Don't worry, we won't judge you for it!

However you may need help to uninstall Microsoft's latest browser, as the process is not as clear as you might think. Here's a short guide on how to remove Internet Explorer 9 from your system and move on to another browser.

1. Click the Start button, go to the Control Panel and select Uninstall a program (if you have the settings sorted by Category) or Programs and Features if you have the Icon view.

How to: Uninstall Internet Explorer 9

2. You'll see Internet Explorer 9 is not included in the default list of installed software, because it's considered to be an update. You'll need to select the View installed updates option in order to make it appear on the list.

How to: Uninstall Internet Explorer 9

3. Wait until the program list has been populated, and scroll down until you find Internet Explorer 9. Select it and hit the Uninstall button.

How to: Uninstall Internet Explorer 9

4. Windows will uninstall Internet Explorer 9. The process can take a few minutes and requires a system restart afterwards. Note that this doesn't mean you don't have Internet Explorer on your system - Windows just downgrades it to version 8.

How to: Uninstall Internet Explorer 9

[Via: OnSoftware Spain]

Comments

  • Manolo Gonzales Manolo Gonzal<br />es

    Thanks for the help ...... explorer 9 does not work with McAFee Security and was given me a blank screen, McAfee said Explorer 9 is not Compatible at this time. thank you Elena for all the help...... been trying to get rid explorer 9 all morning..... Thank you .....

    • Sent on 01 Oct 2010
  • Cassandra_IE_Team Cassandra_IE_<br />Team

    Thanks for sharing the uninstall instructions. Since IE9 is still in beta, there will be bugs and sites / programs that are not quite ready for IE9. For anyone who is looking to report bugs, Microsoft Connect is the place to do so - connect.microsoft.com/IE @Manolo - Hope you'll reinstall IE9 after the final version is released! To stay on top of IE9 news / tips and trick, join is at www.twitter.com?IE. Cheers, Cassandra IE Outreach Team

    • Sent on 04 Oct 2010
  • siraj RAMADAN siraj RAMADAN

    thank u very much for ur help, internet explorer 8 is better than internet explorer 9, it's shit man internet explorer. you can not watch youtube and flash videos in internet explorer 9

    • Sent on 05 Oct 2010
  • Ben Jones Ben Jones

    Agree 100%. IE9 is a lot worse than IE8. Takes double the time to start-up, to which a small pop-up window appears which blames this on add-ins in the browser. Also, doesn't function well with youtube and especially ebay as search text is displayed at such a small font, and when viewing certain listings the listing text box is chopped in half leaving a blank page at the bottom half of the listing! Back to the drawing board i think!

    • Sent on 10 Oct 2010
  • hilaliy hilaliy

    شكرا جزيلا ونتمني المزيد من البرامج

    • Sent on 11 Oct 2010
  • Bahentiy Bahentiy

    Thanks for the help

    • Sent on 12 Oct 2010
  • sahil sahil

    thanx a lot internet explorer 9 is a rubbish does not opens and computer hangs

    • Sent on 04 Dec 2010
  • BSG (silverfox) BSG (silverfo<br />x)

    Thank you for the information. Installed it this morning an am uninstalling tonught. Can't open IE9 from the icon' don't like the way it changed my home page and it removed all my homepage settings. Very upset!!!!!

    • Sent on 05 Dec 2010
  • sooraj sooraj

    thanks buddy........... by, sooraj.s.pillai

    • Sent on 18 Dec 2010
  • jdegabi jdegabi

    thanks for the info Miss Elena..

    • Sent on 27 Dec 2010
  • jdegabi jdegabi

    thanks for the info Miss Elena..

    • Sent on 27 Dec 2010
  • pk pk

    thanx elena.really i was in a trouble.this was not worked in my system(vista 32 bit).i dont know why.

    • Sent on 30 Dec 2010
  • shabbir shabbir

    sweet

    • Sent on 01 Jan 2011
  • Gaurav Sharma Gaurav Sharma

    oh thank you so much i was looking for this for past 1 week. ie9 doesn't support mobile modem internet. will switch back to ie8 now

    • Sent on 09 Jan 2011
  • cajunnurse cajunnurse

    I have been looking to remove IE9 almost as sson as I foolishly downloaded it. It causes my computer to crash and when the computer itself didn't crash to sites stopped working then the computer crashed. Needless to say, I am going to be much more cautious before I download another Beta version of any program.

    • Sent on 15 Jan 2011
  • laxmi laxmi

    i don't understood how to installed enternet explorer9

    • Sent on 20 Jan 2011
  • nurudeen nurudeen

    I would have formatte my system for this useless ie9 browser, Your are my saviour. Thanks

    • Sent on 29 Jan 2011
  • domingo perez baez domingo perez<br /> baez

    the best of the best

    • Sent on 29 Jan 2011
  • Onyekonwu  BLossom Onyekonwu BL<br />ossom

    Even though i have not found how to do it, but will say that the internet explorer9 was useless and i have not bin able to remove it. it does not work and the computer hangs. THANKS THOUGH

    • Sent on 03 Feb 2011
  • jack marine jack marine

    ie9 is not worth a penny

    • Sent on 16 Feb 2011
  • yusuf albaloshi yusuf albalos<br />hi

    thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    • Sent on 20 Feb 2011
  • Diane Diane

    Internet IE9 does not let you copy and paste. All there is in the tool is Print. I would like to get back Internet explorer 7 or 8 I tried to download 8 but told me my system did not support it. I downloaded IE9 on Saturday and I do not like it..

    • Sent on 21 Feb 2011
  • RAMI RAMI

    THANKSSSSSSS THANKSSSSSSSSS FINALLY I UN-INSTALLED THIS SHITTY IE9---OMG IT IS REALLY BAD

    • Sent on 24 Feb 2011
  • PABLO PABLO

    i'm still having a problem, it says that not all updates were uninstalled and it, IE9 is still there OMG it's cracking me up! I just want it gone!

    • Sent on 28 Feb 2011
  • Mazher Mazher

    Thanks for your help in removing this - I would have formatted my laptop - you saved me

    • Sent on 11 Mar 2011
  • mukhtar ahmad mukhtar ahmad

    werey dood net ie9-windows7-x86-enu.exe

    • Sent on 16 Mar 2011
  • kym dowdell kym dowdell

    i hate explorer 9, i done what u said but its not showing 9 its got 8 and i want 8 back. pls help me. kym

    • Sent on 17 Mar 2011
  • kermit 75 kermit 75

    Been there, tried it,hated it, dumped it, IE8 wellcome back.

    • Sent on 18 Mar 2011
  • Carol Barry Carol Barry

    I tried it and gave it a chance but no, the lay out seems to have gone backwards ,hated my fav were on the other side couldnt get used to it so I got rid of it and got my comfy IE8 back

    • Sent on 18 Mar 2011
  • Tania Tania

    Thank you so very much! You made my day.

    • Sent on 24 Mar 2011
  • Satish K Bhandari Satish K Bhan<br />dari

    Thanks for the help. Very informative and easy to understand.

    • Sent on 25 Mar 2011
  • AJ AJ

    nice...

    • Sent on 29 Mar 2011
  • benton benton

    i dont like the option of having the file, edit, ect tool bar option.

    • Sent on 30 Mar 2011
  • jjjjj jjjjj

    thanx a lot alot

    • Sent on 30 Mar 2011
  • harry harry

    thanks it is mnot support by lmn

    • Sent on 02 Apr 2011
  • harry harry

    thanks it is mnot support by lmn

    • Sent on 02 Apr 2011
  • Aizi Aizi

    its very sad, i want the IE9 for my Windows Xp but its not for Xp yet. i need it for my windows xp version.

    • Sent on 04 Apr 2011
  • tony okojie tony okojie

    ie9 is shit, d worse ever.i just folishly downloaded it.i ve been trying to uninstil it all day.i hope i can remove it now and go back to ie8

    • Sent on 05 Apr 2011
  • mo mo

    thans elena .ie9 is not yet complete in reviewing what visited in a click as ie7 or xp and it must be rooled back all the webs until the one it looked for,i`m back with ie7

    • Sent on 05 Apr 2011
  • meltie meltie

    Thank you Manolo! I just went through this with Java and Firefox. You just saved me a lot of pain. Glad I read this first. Thanks again!

    • Sent on 09 Apr 2011
  • anwar assy anwar assy

    anwar amal assy

    • Sent on 10 Apr 2011
  • anwar assy anwar assy

    tnx oooo

    • Sent on 10 Apr 2011
  • Jock Jock

    Un-installed yesterday, now having to download IE8 to install that.Microsoft outlook,Internet banking and Paypoint, all stopped working with IE9 so couldnt pay bills etc. Will keep using Firefox as main browser.

    • Sent on 12 Apr 2011
  • michael mcinally michael mcina<br />lly

    thanks very much ,cant thank u enuf

    • Sent on 15 Apr 2011
  • tufan tufan

    good

    • Sent on 16 Apr 2011
  • Barb Barb

    Internet explorer 9 won't not open my pages it would say a problem had to restart. Don't get it.

    • Sent on 17 Apr 2011
  • dllimn dllimn

    chon

    • Sent on 17 Apr 2011
  • tesfaye tesfaye

    very surprising, really the only Son of God, Jesus gave wonderful mind 4 human beings

    • Sent on 20 Apr 2011
  • javed khan javed khan

    javed khan

    • Sent on 20 Apr 2011
  • javed khan javed khan

    i like that

    • Sent on 20 Apr 2011
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